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Who needs subject gateways, portals or hubs?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Douglas Dodds
Douglas Dodds*
Affiliation:
Word and Image Department, Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
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Early users of the internet and the World Wide Web soon realised that there was a need to gather together links to sites of interest to art and design researchers. The Art, Design, Architecture and Media (ADAM) information gateway attempted to satisfy this demand, whilst also helping to develop appropriate methodologies and standards. One of ADAM’s successors, Artifact, adopted an expanded role and provided additional services. Artifact subsequently became part of Intute: Arts and Humanities, which covers a broader range of subjects. Surveys, usage figures and social bookmarking sites such as del.icio.us suggest that some – but not all – users and potential users appreciate the services that gateways, portals and hubs can provide.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 32 , Issue 3 , 2007 , pp. 26 - 31
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Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2007

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